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Wilde
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Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to eloquent period drama about the collision between public brilliance, private desire, and oppressive social judgment.
- Tone
- melancholic, bittersweet, cerebral
- Payoff
- heartbreak, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- artistic identity, forbidden love, social hypocrisy, persecution, personal freedom
- Setting
- late nineteenth-century, Victorian London theaters, salons, courtrooms, and prisons
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